Pirates vs Guardians Game (Jul 18, 2026)

Final · July 18, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

Progressive Field

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
Cleveland GuardiansCLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	11	1

Decisions

WinnerCade Smith
LoserDennis Santana

Scoring plays

Top 2Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores.1-0
Top 3Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores.2-0
Top 4Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jake Mangum singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Austin Hedges. Brandon Lowe scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher Austin Hedges.3-0
Bot 8Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.3-1
Bot 8Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores.3-3
Bot 9Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores.3-5

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jake MangumCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.301
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.309
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.286
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.304
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.282
Marcell OzunaDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.206
Brandon Lowe2B	2	1	0	1	1	1	.248
Rafael Flores Jr.C	2	0	0	0	2	1	.333
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	1	0	0	1	.235
Jacob GonzalezSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Totals	31	3	6	2	5	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-9	4.03
Khristian Curtis	5.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	68-42	0.00
Yohan Ramírez	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	3.27
Brandon Eisert	0.2	3	3	3	0	2	0	22-15	6.44
Gregory Soto	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	19-11	3.98
Dennis Santana	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	9-7	6.20

Cleveland Guardians

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Travis Bazzana2B	3	1	2	2	2	1	.243
Brayan RocchioSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.272
Chase DeLauterDH	4	1	1	1	0	0	.277
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.177
Kahlil WatsonRF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.229
Daniel SchneemannCF	3	0	1	0	1	2	.211
David FryRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.202
Kyle Manzardo1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.210
Petey HalpinCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.188
Gabriel Arias3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.227
Austin HedgesC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Patrick BaileyC	2	0	1	0	0	1	.186
Steven KwanLF	4	2	3	0	0	0	.237
Totals	33	5	11	4	4	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Logan Allen	3.1	6	3	2	3	3	81-51	2.45
Shawn Armstrong	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	10-10	4.40
Erik Sabrowski	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	10-5	3.54
Franco Aleman	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	14-7	1.00
Colin Holderman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	15-8	1.73
Will Dion	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-8	5.11
Cade Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	2.78

Game info

Ballpark: Progressive Field
Attendance: 32,997
Duration: 2 h 53
Weather: 79 °F, Cloudy · wind 6 mph, L To R
Umpires: Jim Wolf (Home plate) · Alex MacKay (First base) · Alan Porter (Second base) · John Bacon (Third base)

About this game

Who won Pirates vs Guardians?

Guardians won 5-3 over Pirates on Saturday, July 18, 2026.

When was Pirates vs Guardians played?

On Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.

Where was Pirates vs Guardians played?

At Progressive Field.

Team

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Scoring plays

Top 2Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores.1-0

Top 3Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores.2-0

Top 4Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jake Mangum singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Austin Hedges. Brandon Lowe scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher Austin Hedges.3-0

Bot 8Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.3-1

Bot 8Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores.3-3

Bot 9Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores.3-5

Batters

RBI

AVG

.301

.309

.286

.304

.282

.206

.248

.333

.235

.250

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Mason Montgomery

1.0

14-9

4.03

Khristian Curtis

5.0

68-42

0.00

Yohan Ramírez

0.2

14-10

3.27

Brandon Eisert

0.2

22-15

6.44

Gregory Soto

0.2

19-11

3.98

Dennis Santana

0.1

9-7

6.20

Batters

RBI

AVG

.243

.272

.277

.177

.229

.211

.202

.210

.188

.227

.285

.186

.237

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Logan Allen

3.1

81-51

2.45

Shawn Armstrong

1.0

10-10

4.40

Erik Sabrowski

0.2

10-5

3.54

Franco Aleman

1.0

14-7

1.00

Colin Holderman

1.0

15-8

1.73

Will Dion

1.0

14-8

5.11

Cade Smith

1.0

13-9

2.78